My name is Erin, i was diagnosed at age 5 and am 18 now so that’s 13 years. i like to ride horses. im a pharmacy student in my second year. I’m from USA. i have two sisters and live with one of them, a mother, and a step father. my favorite bands are green day and blink 182. feel free to contact me facebook:… Read More »My UC Life Story Thus Far – Young Person with Colitis
Introduction: Hi, my name is Melissa. I’m 42 and was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2006. I initially took Asacol but eventually was up to 4 pills, 3x a day. Steroids were the next step. That is when I went to a naturopath and eventually had testing done to see what foods I am sensitive to. For several years, eating well and avoiding the “bad”… Read More »It’s Back – Stomach Cramps, Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea
Current flare up is unbearable, any advice would be appreciated. My Story: I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in October of 2009. My symptoms went from very mild (simple nausea spells that lasted a few seconds) to constant nausea, dehydration, diarrhea filled with blood in a matter of a week and a half. By the time that I got to the hospital, they thought they… Read More »Worst Ulcerative Colitis Flare Up
Hi guys , my name is Dan, i’m a 30 year entrepreneur living in London. Adam asked me to share my story on the site. I hope this can be useful to some of you out there. I have had been suffering from consistent pressure headaches from 2008, I now longer suffer from these headaches and not sure whether they are related to the following… Read More »Dan’s Ulcerative Colitis in London
Hi, my name is Ciaran [42yrs] and I live in Ireland. I’ve just been diagnosed with UC at start of April 2010, after weeks of becoming the best friend to many toilets in my local vicinity. I am really tired and feeling pretty shocked by it. On meds [pred’s and salazopyrin] and was doing ok until last week when I fell ill [headaches nausea], still… Read More »Just Been Diagnosed with UC – HELP